Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,874, Lemuel Dyer, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Dyer, Lemuel Sally
No. 24,874
CONTENTS

9.219 Sarah Maine
Sally Dyer dead widow of Samuel Dyer who was a Sgt, Sumner, & Lieut in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 97 Dollars 70 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. ending 29 January 1847 Certificate of Pension issued the 21 — day of May '52 and sent to Dickins & Coombs Pratt
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 29 Vol. 2 — Page 278 2,

Revolutionary Claim.
Declaration for the benefits of the acts of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July A. D. 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th A. D. 1844. for the relief of Officers & Soldiers & their widows, & in certain cases for their children.
State of Iowa } Linn County } ss.
On the Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared before me, James P. Carleton Sole Presiding Judge of the 4 th Judicial District of the State of Iowa & of the District Court in & for the County of Linn, the said County of Linn being a part of said 4 th Judicial District.
The same being a Court of Record, in open Court Betsey D. Waterhouse a resident of Maine Township Linn County, State of aforesaid, aged forty nine years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, for herself, and her two sisters, Lydia Frost, & Sally Jordan in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the acts of Congress passed July 7 th A. D. 1838, March 3 rd 1843, & June 17 th 1844, entitled "An act, for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers, and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army."
This Declarant states, that she, herself, & Lydia Frost & Sarah Jordan are children and only surviving children of Sally or Sarah Dyer widow of Dea,
over

Samuel Dyer both late at Danville deceased. That said Dea Samuel Dyer my father was a resident at Cape Elizabeth in the time of the Revolution and in 1775, as this affiant is informed & verily believes he (my father) served in Capt David Strouts Co. 5 months & 25 days as Sergt, at Cape Elizabeth on the sea, coast, — Also in 1777 at Fort Hancock under Capt John Wentworth 8 months & 4 days, & in 1779, under Capt Joshua Gordon as Lieutenant at the Penobscot expedition two months & 20 days all to be computed according to the length, and the grades in which he served, — for proof of said claim this applicant respectfully refers your honor, to the papers of identity, & the scoll certificate, and affidavits accompanying this declaration &c.
This applicant, represents that her said Mother's maiden name was Sally Leach, at Cape Elizabeth, that her said father as this affiant is informed & verily believes was married to her Mother at Cape Elizabeth on the 24 th day of December seventeen hundred & eighty, also that her father died on the 1 st day of Jan y 1813, & that her said Mother died a widow on the 29 th day of Jan y 1847.
Attest. _____
Betsy D Waterhouse
Nora H. Gray
State of Iowa, Linn County ss, Subscribed and sworn to, on the day of the year first written
before me,
Amos H. Carlton Judge of 1 st Judicial District of the State of Iowa — the said County of Linn being a part of said Judicial District —

State of Iowa Dunn County
ss. I Theresa M. Gray Clerk of the District Court of said County of Dunn do hereby certify that the above subscribed James P. Carlton is now and was at the date of his above certificate Presiding and Sole Judge of the District Court within and for said County of Dunn and that the said County of Dunn is comprised in the 10th Judicial District of said State of Iowa. I further certify that the foregoing proceedings were had in open Court and that the foregoing is the genuine signature of the Judge of the 10th Judicial District aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I Theresa M. Gray Clerk as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court hereto this 11th day of September A.D. 1850.
Theresa M. Gray Clerk Dist Court Dunn Co. Iowa

United States of America Maine District ss.
District Court January 28. 1852
Be it known that on this twenty eighth day of January A.D. 1852. it has been satisfactorily proved in Open Court, being a Court of Record, that Samuel Dyer formerly of Cape Elizabeth and afterwards of Danville in Maine served in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution as Commissioned Officer in 1779. and having before served in the Army in 1775 and 1777. that he died about the year 1813. leaving a Widow Sarah Dyer, who died January 29. 1847. That it has been proved satisfactorily by the deposition of respectable witnesses, that she often gave as a reason for not applying for a pension during her life time that her children disagreed as to the manner in which the money should be disposed of and that she preferred to leave the claim for them to prosecute
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed by name this twenty eighth day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty two.
Wm P. Preble Clerk U. S. D. C. Maine

United States of America
District of Maine ss.
District Court May 20 th 1852.
Be it known that it has been this day satisfactorily proved in open court, being a court of Record, by credible witnesses that Lemuel Dyer late of Danville in this State who was reported to have been a soldier and an officer in the army of the United States, in the war of the revolution, died at said Danville on the 13 th of January 1813 leaving Sally Dyer his widow surviving, and that said Sally survived him and remained his widow till the 29 th of January 1847. when she died leaving Betsey D. Waterhouse, Lydia Frost, and Sarah Jordan, the surviving and only surviving children of said Lemuel and said Sally Dyer who are still living.
In testimony of which I have hereto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name this twentieth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and fiftytwo.
W m P. Preble Jr. Clerk.
U. S. District Court. Maine

Town Clerks Office at Danville June 27 th 1850. I Ebenezer William Clerk of said Danville. Testify and say that I have the Books of the record of births of this Town which I find the following record of the births of the children of Dea Samuel Dyer & wife Sally Dyer late of Danville deceased, viz born Betsy Dyer March 26 th 1781, died April 26 th 1800 " James Dyer November 24 th 1784, died Aug 27 th 1794. " Mary " April 4 th 1787, died Jan 7 th 1813 " Sarah " Dec 19 th 1791, — " Samuel " April 26 th 1793, died Jan 31 st 1794, " Samuel " Oct 24 th 1795, died Nov 12 th 1802, " Anna " March 11 th 1798, died Oct 15 th 1833. • " Betsy " Dec 2 nd 1800, " Mercy " Aug 11 th 1804, died — " Lydia " June 14 th 1807,
I Ebenezer William aforesaid testify on oath and say • That the foregoing record of the births of the aforesaid Samuel & Sally Dyer deceased children which is in fair legible figures as aforesaid, & that I am legally chosen and sworn, and that I am Town Clerk of Danville aforesaid
Ebenezer William Town Clerk of Danville
State of Maine Cumberland ss Danville June 27 th 1850. Then personally appeared the above subscriber and made oath that the foregoing record extract is true, he being a credible Witness Before me George H. Runnawill Justice of the Peace

I, Ebenezer William Drown Clerk of Danville legally chosen and sworn, I have in my office the Books of the records of Marriages & Deaths, and that in one of said Books of the records of deaths I find the following record viz.
Jany 1 st 1813 Samuel Dyer, (died) Sally Dyer Jany 29 th 1847, (died)
I Ebenezer William Drown testify and say that the foregoing is a true extract of the record of the death of Samuel Dyer also the record of the death of his widow Sally Dyer with fair legible figures, when written out at full length is thus Jannary first eighteen hundred & thirteen Samuel Dyer died also Sally Dyer Jannary twenty ninth Eighteen hundred and forty seven died.
I also testify and say that I am legally chosen and sworn as Drown Clerk of Danville, & that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the deaths aforesaid. Witness A. Waterhouse
Ebenezer William Drown Clerk of Danville
State of Maine
On this day personally appeared Ebenezer William known to me, to be a man of the highest respectability, and honesty, and made solemn oath that the foregoing record & affidavit to be true. Before me, George W. Hannawill Justice of the Peace

Rev
WIDOW, &c.)
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File No. 24874
Sally Dyer Wid. of Lemuel Dyer Lieut. Rev. War.
Act: March 3rd 1844 June 17th 1844
Index:—Vol. A Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 14.284
Sally or Sarah Dyer wid: of Samuel -
Maine or Iowa
Act y th July 1838
Dickins v Coombs Mar. 19. 57 let to W. L. Dugensoll March 1852 Dickens v Coombs, May 11/52.

11.329.
Iowa Maine Sally Dyer deed, widow of Lemuel who died on the of in the State of who was a Sergeant the unrec by Captain Lieutenant commanded by in the line for Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Dr Pique at the rate of 97 Dollars 20 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of May 1852 and sent to William V. Combs Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending most .
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { As July 7, 1838. } Recorded by K. M. Mac Clerk, Book L Vol. 1 Page 188  191

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, } PORTLAND, January 28th — A. D. 1857 }
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Simeon Herrick and John March Esqrs
are  Acting Justices of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSIONS of the said Herrick and March dated July 21st A. D. 1848 and will expire July 21st — A. D. 1855
and that the following SIGNATURES purporting to be their are Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court , for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon CLERK.

Danville Maine Feby 28. 1852
Dear Sir, will you have the goodness to inform me as soon as convenient whether there has been a pension allowed to the children of the widow Sarah Dyer late of this town I understand that application has been made to you for one by Betsy Waterhouse one of her children who resides in Iowa or some one of the western States, Sarah Dyer of this town decided, was the widow of Lemuel Dyer, If no pension has been allowed to the children above named I would thank you to inform me whether an application has been made for one by the said Betsy Waterhouse, an early answer will much oblige If a pension has been allowed in this case I suppose it would be reported in the State where the applicant

resides - yours Respectfully W. L. Ingersoll
If a prisoner has been allowed to leave state  from in the amount alluded

Washington, Dec. 6 th 1850
Sir:
Enclosed you will please find the declaration of Betsey Waterhouse, on behalf of herself and other children of Sally or Sarah Dyer, widow of Lemuel Dyer, late of Maine dec d . for Pension under the act of 1838, and subsequent acts; - with proof of service, marriage, &c.
Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Dickins & Coombs, Attys for Claimt.
Jas. E. Heath Esq Com. Pensions.

Washington Feb. 7. 2 o 1852.
Sir
Enclosed please find additional evidence in support of the claim of the children of Sally Dyer, dec d , widow of Samuel Dyer, late of Maine, for Pension under acts of 1838 &c.
We think you will find the evidence now enclosed sufficient to remove all objections to the allowance of the claim.
The heirs are much scattered, and their Atty. in Maine says it would be a great convenience to have the Pension made payable at the Agency in this City or in Boston.
If not contrary to the rules of the Office, we would request that the certificate be made payable here.
Very respectfully
Your ob t Servt.
Dickins & Coombs
E. Heath Esq
Comm r of Pensions

36 I, Ebenezer Witham of Danville in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine of lawful age On oath Depose testify and say, that I was legally chosen and sworn as Town Clerk of Danville aforesaid, and now act in that office. I also testify on oath, that I find in one of the Books of Records of said Town, the following, Viz, Lemuel Dyer died January 1 st , 1813. — Sarah Dyer, widow of Lemuel Dyer, died, at Danville Jan'y 29 th , 1847. — I further certify, that the death of Sarah Dyer was recorded by me, and to the best of my recollection, about the time of her death, Lemuel Dyer's death appears to have been recorded by Masey Rowe Esq r who was town clerk at that time.
I, further certify, that the foregoing is a true extract, of the original record, of said book of Records in said town, with the entry, viz, Lemuel Dyer died Jan'y 1 st , 1813.
Sarah Dyer died Jan'y 29 th , 1847. When written out will read thus, Lemuel Dyer died Jan'y first eighteen hundred and thirteen, Sarah Dyer widow of Lemuel Dyer, died Jan'y twenty ninth Eighteen hundred and forty seven, —
Attest Ebenezer Witham Town Clerk

State of Maine, lumberland 30 January 16 th 1852 Personally appeared Ebenezer Witham and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit and certificate by him signed before me, and I hereby certify that said affidavit is well known to me and has been for twenty years last past, and that he is Town Clerk of Danville as he repre- sents himself to be and a gentleman whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief in and out of Court, in witness where- of I have hereunto set my hand the day of the year first above written, Jacob Sherick Just. Peace.

I Gideon Bragdon of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine of Sandwich Age On Oath Depose, testify and say that I was born and brought up in Scarborough near the Town Line of Cape Elizabeth and that in my early life I became well acquainted with Samuel Dyer that he was earnestly engaged from time to time in rehearsing while in company in my hearing Anecdotes of his Revolutionary services and it is believed by those who are acquainted with him that he served in the War of the Revolution as an Officer in 1779, and in 1775 under Capt. David Root, and in 1777 under Capt. Wentworth that after his Revolutionary services he married Sally Leach of Cape Elizabeth to my certain knowledge about 1780. That I was well acquainted with his wife Sally before her marriage and that my ac- quaintance continued that they moved to Danville where they lived and prospered that he became Deacon of a Church that said Samuel and his wife Sally lived happily as man and wife until his death which was about 1813. That his wife survived him and continued a widow until her death which was in January 1847 My acquaintance was intimate in her lifetime that I do know that why she did not apply for her

Pension in her life time was that she told me that she had property enough to carry her through life, and that she would not have her Pension meddled with, that she was not willing that any one should handle her claim and all, that if her Children wanted the Pension that they could get it after her decease and then it could be equal ly divided without hard thoughts and all, that I understood that application had been made to obtain her Pension for her, and that they would handle her claim on their own risk But she refused them all, for the above reason that one of her Children who now lives in Iowa urged her very hard to have her said Pension obtained and give it to her but she refused for the above reason that the said Widow Dyer was very set in way, and in her decisions, and could not easily be moved, and I do testify that the foregoing facts are true.
Gideon Bragdon Witness Geo M. Hemenway
State of Maine Cambridge S.S. September 20th 1857.
Then Personally appeared the above named Gideon Bragdon, and made oath and subscribed to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me, & that he is a respectable witness.
John March Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the before mentioned Gideon Brazel, of Affiant, is a respectable Person, and a credible witness, and his word is credible where he is well known, He is a Smart Old Gentleman, and able to travel twelve or fifteen miles per day, and that his memory is perfectly good, that he is as quick to understand as when he was 60 years of age. The Above Statement so far as my knowledge extends is true with regard to the Person thus Spoken of.
John March, Justice of the Peace

I Mary Hanson of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged eighty five years next February on oath do testify and say I was brought up in said Durham I was married to Mors Hanson, a revolutionary soldier of Cape Elizabeth in said County when I was about nineteen years old and soon after moved into Danville a town in the County aforesaid where I have lived until the last seven years I am a pennan- er of the United States, I lived about one half a mile from Mr Samuel Dyer who was reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier of said Cape Elizabeth and a Lieutenant in the expedition at Penobscot or Bangdore in this State, and I have no doubt of the fact I, and my husband were intimately acquainted with said Samuel Dyer and his wife Sarah Dyer who died a widow of said Samuel Dyer in the Spring of Eighteen hundred and forty seven. I have often heard my husband and said Samuel Dyer relate their revolutionary services

and their sufferings they experienced during their service in the war of the revolution, and my acquaintance continued with the widow Sarah Dyer widow of the said Samuel Dyer to the time of her death. I visited her during her last sickness, a short time before her death, during my stay with her, I talked with her concerning her claim for a Pension as we had frequently talked before, and she said the reason she had not done any thing about it was on account of the trouble it would make in the family there being a disagreement who should have it provided it was obtained. She always stated that she was well satisfied that a pension was due her, she had learned from several pension agents that a pension could be obtained and she had refused their assistance on account of the disagreement in the family about the

division of the same if ob- tained I also say she was a woman in good circumstan- ces and could live well without it. her Mary X Hance attest A. S. Freeman was.
State of Maine Cumberland ss January 21 st 1852 Subscribed and sworn before me and thereby certify that the above named affiant Mary Hance is personally known to me as a witness of Respectability and veracity, whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief, In witness whereof I have hereunto at my hand the day of the year first above written. Jacob Hurd J. P.

I Jacob Herrick of Danville in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged fifty eight years on oath depose and say that I have for the last ten years been more or less engaged in prosecuting Pension claims. In 1845 I called on Mrs Sarah Dyer widow of Samuel Dyer, who (as I was informed by Mr Porter Wentworth a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner and a native of Cape Elizabeth) was entitled to a Pension — At that time I lived in Durham and I removed to this place in the Autumn of 1847 — Mrs Dyer informed me that she supposed she was entitled to a Pension for her husband's Revolutionary services, but declined having any thing done about it on account of disagreement among her children as to the disposition of the money provided any should be obtained. She said that several persons men as she called them had applied to her and offered their agency in procuring her pension, that one child wanted her to employ one Agent and another, another — That she saw trouble ahead and declined doing any thing about it — After which conversation I abandoned all thoughts of making any effort to obtain her claim. Nothing was said by her or any one

the expression of any doubt of the genuineness of the claim - I have none myself, and the old lady expressed herself with the utmost confidence as to her title. I also desire and say, that many claims within my knowledge which are as justly due as law can make them, now lie dormant in the State of Maine from the ignorance of claimants of their just rights - for want of Proof satisfactory to the pension department and from the spiteful and false imputations of intermeddlers.
Jacob Herrick
State of Maine Cumberland ss. Jany 16 th 1832 Subscribed and sworn to Before me Nahum Morrill Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named affiant is a gentleman of high standing, integrity, and credibility, and that his statements under oath are entitled to the fullest confidence & belief.
Nahum Morrill Justice of the peace.

I George W. Hunsenwill of Danville in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine of lawful age, on oath depose and say that I have been a resident of said Danville for the last thirty five years and have had a good opportunity to get acquainted with the tax-payers of said Town having been collector of taxes for the Town for a number of years previous to the three last years. That during the time I was in office as collector I occasionally conversed with Mrs Sally Dyer, in reference to her claim for a pension, on account of the Revolutionary services of her deceased husband Samuel Dyer. I was well acquainted with Mrs Dyer from my early life (to her death) from the fact that I lived a short distance from her and I myself having some knowledge of the several acts of Congress passed for the relief of the widows of the officers and soldiers of the Revolution, I from time to time entered fully into conversation with her concerning her claim for a pension, believing that she was fully entitled to the same. She said that others had told her so long ago. But that some said on account of her husband's dying previous to the passage of the Pension acts by Congress, she was debarred from it

And also that some wanted her  her to employ them, to make a trial to obtain her claim, but she would not do any thing about it, because she had property enough to carry her through life, That she was old and should not want any support long, and that she did not want the trouble of it. She also stated to me that one of her children wanted her to give up her claim to her, saying she would run all the risk of obtaining it, and relieve her from all the trouble; but this she refused to do because she was unwilling to give her claim to one child only. I urged her to employ me or some one who would relieve her of the trouble, she replied that she had been credibly informed that her children could obtain it after her death and for that reason she would do nothing about it. Her children might do as they pleased after her decease. I further state that the old lady, when conversing on matters relative to her husband's service, would say that all the widows, whose husbands served in the Revolution ought to have pensions, especially if poor, for it was a trying time according to her husband's story, and she would shed tears freely while conversing on the subject.
George W. Hunsicker

State of Maine Cumberland ss Jan. 19 th 1852 Personally appeared George W. Hemenwill Esq, and made oath in due form of law that the foregoing affidavit by him signed was true before me, And I hereby certify that said Hemenwill is a witness of respectability, whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day, of the year first above written.
Joseph Hemenwill Just. Peace.

I, Godfrey G. Newman will of (Danville in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine and thirty one years, on oath depose and say that I was brought up in the Town and vicinity where Mrs Sally Dyer, widow of Samuel Dyer (who was reported to have been an officer and soldier in the Army of the Revolutionary war) both died. Also that I was intimately acquainted with the old lady the widow of said Samuel Dyer, from my youth to her death. I further state that she lived unmarried after her husband's death and died the widow of said Samuel Dyer, in the winter of eighteen hundred and forty seven to my certain knowledge. And further that I know the reason why she did not present her claim for a pension was the fol- -lowing. I went to see the old lady on purpose of informing her of her claim for a pension, and to undertake for her and while in con- -versation on the subject, she informed me that if she made any effort to obtain it there would be difficulty, because one child would the whole and that she did not want any trouble in the family, she therefore declined doing any thing about it — she further said that she had been informed that it would be

obtained after she was gone. I did not make any trial for her on account of the foregoing objections.
Godfrey G. Hemenway
State of Maine lumberland to January 19 th 1832 Subscribed and sworn, by the above named affiant Godfrey G. Hemenway, (who is person- -ally known to me as a witness of respectabil- -ity and veracity) before me Jacob Herrick Just. Gen.

Revolutionary claims.
Attorney in this case, — is, —
Mr. H. Waterhouse
South Down St. Me
Dickins & Coombs.

Thomas Hannaford hereby certify that I was legally chosen and sworn for the office of town clerk of the town of Cape Elizabeth, and now hold said office, and that the town Records are now in my possession and among them the record of marriages of said town - and further that the record of the marriage of Lemuel Dyer to Sally Leach does not appear on said records
Attest Thomas Hannaford Clerk of Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth Oct. 24 th 1850
State of Maine Cumbertand Oct. 30. 1850
Subscribed and sworn to before me William Ropes Justice of the Peace
G B Mr Ropes says that the date of his Commission is on file at the clerks office the 50 cts you sent me was not sufficient I should should say 50 cents more for Justice's fee and all, Yours &c
Thomas Hannaford

State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
Clerk's Office Judicial Courts Portland November 19 th A.D. 1850.
I Charles A. Harmon Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Cumberland certify that William Ropes is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed that he is duly qualified to act as such that the commission of the said William Ropes is dated January 31 st A.D. 1849 and will expire January 31 st A.D. 1856 and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State the day and year first above written.
C. A. Harmon Clerk

Si Waterhouse attorney in the claim of the children of Dolly , Dyer , widow of Samuel Dyer, deceased, for a Revolutionary pension. Address to Si Waterhouse at, North Rowland Maine. —
(Please send the certificate as soon as possible. —)

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, October 29th A. D 1850
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Pesse Davis is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Lincoln; that A. Waterhouse and George W. Hunnewell are
Acting Justices of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the
COMMISSION of the said Davis is dated January 18th A. D. 1850 and will expire January 18th A. D. 1857; that the commission of the said Waterhouse is dated February 13. 1845, and will expire February 13. 1852, that the commission of the said Hunnewell is dated February 8. 1844. and will expire February 8th 1851.
and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be theirs, are, Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas C. Harmon, CLERK.

I, Mehemiah Shout of Poland in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine aged ninety two years of sound mind & memory on oath before testify and say that I was a resident of Cape Elizabeth in the time of the Revolutionary war, I was born & brought up there & that I was well acquainted with Samuel Payer who married once with Sally Leach both of said town & that I well knew that they left said Cape Elizabeth after their marriage & moved to Danville where they lived as man & wife until he died, & that his wife died a widow in said Danville, I also testify that said Samuel Payer has told me of his Revolutionary service, as a sergt. (Gunner at the fort Hancock) in said town, also as a lieutenant for the expedition at Penobscot, & that I do know that he was a Revolutionary soldier or sergt. (Gunner at said town) & that he went away as Lieutenant for the Penobscot expedition, & was reported to have served as aforesaid.
Witness Oliver Shout      Mehemiah Shout
James Bailey State of Maine, County of Cumberland ss. Poland Dec 20th 1830 Then personally appeared the above named Mehemiah Shout a credible witness & made oath that the above affidavit is true & subscribed before me J. H. Waterhouse Justice of the peace High respect H. H. Hovey

Si Waterhouse attorney in the claim of the children of Vally Dyer , widow of Samuel Dyer, deceased, for a Revolutionary pension. Address to Si Waterhouse at North Rowen Maine. —
(Please send the certificate as soon as possible. —)

I Gideon Bragdon of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, aged 84 years do hereby depose testify and say that I was born and brought up in the Town of Scarborough near the lower line between the Town of said Scarborough & Cape Elizabeth where I lived until I came to said Durham where I have lived since and that I do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Dyer from the Town of said Cape Elizabeth ever since my first remembrance to his death, further that it was said that said Samuel Dyer was a soldier and an officer of the Revolution, said Samuel Dyer served in said Cape Elizabeth under Capt. Strout, he also was reputed to have served as a Master at the Fort in Cape Elizabeth under Capt. Wentworth, and also that said Samuel Dyer has often told me since his revolutionary service, of anecdotes connected with his service and that said Dyer served in the year 1779 as a Lieutenant in the Penobscot expedition, and from what I know of myself, or own personal knowledge, and of his anecdotes which he has from time to time, rehearsed in my hearing; that the foregoing statements are true, My acquaintance with said aforesaid Dyer continued from my first remembrance to his death, said Dyer, removed from said Cape Elizabeth, to Danville where he died as near as I can recollect, about 1812 or 13. The aforesaid Samuel Dyer married in Cape Elizabeth a girl by the name of Sally or Sarah Leach who I was well acquainted with, & from time to time I visited them, after they were married

The aforesaid persons, (Samuel Dyer & his wife,) lived and raised a family, in Danville, and in the last few years of his life he became a Dea in the church, said Dea Samuel Dyer left a widow who was not married after his death and died a widow about 1847, or 8. and I further Depose testify, and say, that said aforesaid Samuel & his widow left the only surviving children viz, Betsey D. Waterhouse Lydia Frost & Sally Jordan who are the children and only surviving children of the aforesaid Samuel Dyer and his wife and widow Sally Dyer, deceased.
I also testify and say, that I do know and believe the foregoing statements made under oath to be true. I also for the reason that I lived as neighbours in my youth, and since they came to said Danville, I lived as a neighbor and was intimately acquainted with them and their children, as before stated until they moved to other parts of the United States, but I learn the said children are alive, Witness Caroline Waterhouse Thomas Waterhouse Gideon his Bragdon mark
State of Maine, County of Cumberland ss, Danville June 10th 1850, Subscribed and sworn to before me
George M. Hunnawill Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the above named Gideon Bragdon is a man of truth & veracity & his testimony is valid in all cases. George M. Hunnawill Justice of the peace & a credible witness,

I Ebenezer Williams of Danville in the county of Cumberland, aged sixty years, do each upon his life and say, that I was born in this town, and have resided here since that time, that I was always well acquainted with Deacon Samuel Dyer late of Danville from my first remembrance to his death, also with his wife and widow to the time of her death, and that the said Samuel & Sally Dyer lived as husband and wife until the death of said Samuel - And that the said Samuel Dyer was reported to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war, and that the said Sally Dyer his wife and widow survived her said husband, and remained his widow until the time of her death and also that the only surviving children of the said Samuel & Sally Dyer, deceased are Sally Jordan, Betsy D. Waterhouse and Lydia Frost - I further State that the said Samuel Dyer was a man of high respectability and honor.  Witness A. Waterhouse
Ebenezer Williams.
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. I am sure you are at L.P. 1850 Then personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Williams a man well known to me to be a credible witness within the law and of high respectability and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. George A. Hemenway Justice of the peace. Before me

I, Foster Wentworth (Son of Capt John Wentworth deceased) of the County of Lincoln State of Maine aged 87 years on Oath I do hereby testify and say; that I am a Pensioner of the U.S. and at the time of the Revolutionary war I was a resident of Cape Elizabeth and served in said war under my father Capt John Wentworth, at Fort Hancock in Cape Elizabeth, this State, and was at that time well acquainted with Samuel Dyer who served under my said father at said Fort, as a gunner; and I was well acquainted with said Dyer from that time to his death, & I verily believe that he served one tour in 1775 under Capt. Streat, and also afterwards at Penobscot as a Lieutenant in Capt Jordan's Company, in said war, and I was also well acquainted with his wife whose maiden name was Sarah Seach of Cape Elizabeth, who afterwards moved to Danville where they lived as husband & wife and died. I also moved from Cape Elizabeth to Penobscot far from the place where said Dyer, Samuel Dyer lived about 35 years ago, & his widow Sarah Dyer never returned here but died his widow about 2 years since. Witness Mary E. Wentworth State of Maine Foster his Wentworth mark
Lincoln County ss, March the 21 st A.D. 1850. Then personally appeared me above named Foster Wentworth known to me to be a credible witness & made oath to the foregoing affidavit.
Before me Jesse Davis — Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
May 29 1850.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Dyer is found
on a muster roll of Capt. David Rootes Co. on his coast battery at Cape Elizabeth, as sergeant, from July 19. 1775. 5 mo. 25 d.
On a return of Capt. John Wentworth Col. Col. Dyer's Regt. at Fort Hancock, Cape Elizabeth, as gunner, dated May 20. 1777. It appears by a petition of Capt. Wentworth for an increase of pay Sept. 10. 1777, that their pay commenced May 1777, a warrant was drawn Jan. 29. 1778, to pay for their service up to the last day of Dec r . 1777, and for 4 days in addition.
On a pay roll of Capt. Joshua Jordan Col. Col. for Allen's Kitchell's Regt. an inspector to Pownal, from July 7. 1779. 2 mo. 20 days, as Lieutenant.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
Wm. Smith / Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Gideon Bragdon of Durham in the county of Cumberland (and State of Maine aged 84 years or so) Do hereby testify & say, that I was born & brought up in Scarboro, near Samuel Dyer of Cape Elizabeth who was a soldier & an officer of the Revolution, who I have given testimony in behalf of, as may be seen by the papers, in the claim of the children of said Samuel Dyer & his widow Sally Dyer for a pension, or the arrear of pension which was due said Samuel & his widow Sally Dyer aforesaid, deceased. — That I was always well acquainted with said Samuel Dyer & his wife whose maiden name was Sally Leach, from my first remembrance, to their death, in Danville this state. — That said Samuel Dyer was a relative of mine, I therefore had an intimate acquaintance with him, & his wife, before their marriage, I was a neighbor & relative of said Samuel Dyer at the time of their or his marriage to his wife whose maiden name was Sally Leach of said Cape Elizabeth, that I well recollect of their being married in December 1780 for I was at their wedding & that I was in my 15 th year, when I saw said Samuel Dyer married to said Sally Leach of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid. — They were married by Parson Thompson.
Witness my hand & seal
Gideon his Bragdon mark
State of Maine, County of Cumberland
S.S. Durham 1 st Dec 3 rd 1850 subscribed & sworn
to before me George M. Thurston Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the affiant, Gideon Bragdon, who made oath to the affidavit on the preceding page to aid the pension claim of the widow of Samuel Dyer, Sally Dyer is a credible witness in or out of court, A. Waterhouse Justice of the Peace

I know all men by their presents. That I Betsey Waterhouse of Maine Township Linn County Iowa have constituted and made and in my stead and place put and by these presents do constitute and make and in my stead and place put Mr Waterhouse of Durham or North Pownal County of Cumberland and State of Maine to be my lawful Attorney for me and in name and stead to my use to ask demand recover and receive of and from the Comm- issioner of Pensions of the United States all such sums of money that I am entitled to by law as an heir of the late Samuel Dyer deceased, who was an officer in the Revolution- ary War all claims that are now due and owing unto me the said Betsey Waterhouse by the United States
Giving and hereby granting unto my said Attorney full power and authority in and about the premises and to take and use all due means course and process in the law for accomplishing the same and in my name to make seal and execute due acquittances and discharges there- for. And for the purposes aforesaid to appear and sue his said constituent personally to represent before the Commissioner of Pensioners or any other Judges or officers of the law necessary. And generally to do transact accomplish and finish all matters and things whatsoever relating to the premises as fully and effectually as if his said constituent should ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised,

I hereby ratifying and holding firmly and valid what- soever my said Attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of these presents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Attest Benjamin Waterhouse,
Betsy D Waterhouse (L.S.)
Sim. S.P. April 15 th 1850. Then personally the above named, Betsy Waterhouse personally acknowledged the above instru- ment by her signed and sealed to be her deed,
Before me this the 15 th day of April, 1850
Samuel D. Forster
Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa
Polk County } ss.
I Hosea N. Gray Clerk of the District Court within and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel D. Forster whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgment was at the date thereof and is still a legal Justice of the Peace of said County duly qualified as such and that the signature aforesaid from personal acquaintance with his hand writing I verily believe to be genuine.
Witness Hosea N. Gray Clerk of said District Court and the seal of said Court hereunto affixed this fifteenth day of April A.D. 1850.
Hosea N. Gray Clerk of said Court

To the Secretary of Commonwealth of Mass Boston,
Sir, by the within information & by virtue of the within power of Attorney, I make the appli- cation for the evidence of the Revolutionary service of the within named Samuel Dyer who was a soldier & an officer of the Revolution, I also respectfully request the said evidence of said service as set forth by the accompanying application, and by the statements of the within Affidavit of said within named Gideon Bragdon.
Most respectfully &c
W m Waterhouse
No Fowle's Bld.
address Me
ing and
W m H. Waterhouse for the General Mr. E.
Sir,
The said Secretary, is hereby respectfully requested to annex by a ribbon & seal, this with the accompanying application to your certificate, as soon as reliable, setting forth all the facts as requested, Respectfully &c W m Waterhouse

Danville May 14 th 1850, I Gideon Bragdon of Durham in county of Cumberland and State of Maine, aged 84 years Depose testify on oath and say that I was brought up near the Town line between Cape Elizabeth & Southborough where I was born and lived until I came to said Durham, where I have lived ever since, I also depose testify & say, that I was well acquaint- ed with Samuel Dyer & his wife who was before their marriage, was Sally Seach a sister to George Seach, & they were children of Mr. George Seach of said Cape Elizabeth, I also say that said Samuel Dyer was a Revolutionary soldier, & officer of the army, in said Revolution, I also testify and say that I do know, and do believe that said Samuel Dyer served one tour under Capt. Strout, also under Capt. Wentworth, at the fort, called fort Hancock at said Cape Elizabeth, and also served at Penobscot as a Lieutenant, I remember the war very well and I do testify and say that I saw, the Town of Portland when it was burning, having been set on fire in said war, by the British soldiers, said Dyer has repeatedly told me of anecdotes which happened while in the foregoing services, in 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779. Witness & Household Waterhouse John M. Edgers. Gideon Bragdon Mark
State of Maine, Cumberland ss, May 14 th A.D. 1850. Subscribed according to law, and sworn to, on the above date, Before me N. Waterhouse Justice of the Peace,

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston,
By attorney, of Betsey C. Waterhouse Daughter of Samuel Dyer, & his wife Sally Dyer deceased, (a widow,) for the evidence of the service rendered by her father aforesaid in the war of the Revolution, as a resident of Cape Elizabeth State of Maine, formerly Province of Massachusetts. The Secretary is hereby respectfully requested to furnish from the Books, Rolls, & other Documents relating to the Military service of said Samuel Dyer - of said Cape Elizabeth in the name of the grade and the length thereof which can be identified by this application, This Applicant States, that her said Father performed service as a Sergeant, in the first of the war about 1775, under Capt. Stout,
Also served under Capt. John Wentworth at the Fort Hancock in 1777, in Cape Elizabeth,
And served as a Lieutenant at the present expedition in 1779, under Col. Mitchell,
The Secretary is requested to make a certificate to the foregoing facts if it can be found in his office the grade of service as can be identified with this application respecting the length thereof, & forward it as soon as possible,
May 16 th 1850 Signed by Attorney, in the name
Betsey C. Waterhouse to be
returned to her Attorney, S. Waterhouse, 1850 Maine

Sally Dyer, dec d . wid of Lemuel. Iowa, Act s 7 July 38 & 46. com d ?
5 Mo. 25- dys Serf. $29.16 7 Mo 15 dys Gunner - 32.50 2 Mo 20 dys Lieut. 35.54 $97.20
For Ar r : from 4 March '36 to 29 Jan y 1847 when she died (except 2 years.)
Payable to
Betsey D. Waterhouse, Lydia Frost & Sarah Jordan only living children
cert to
Dickens Hoombs. Present,

7.15- 4
7 4 1/2 28 2 30 2 1/2 1
7 1/2
55- 25- -
25- 4.16. 29.16-
52.50 summer - 29.16 - Sept 35.54 - Oct
30. 500. 25- 500 30)175-2.0 4.16 1/2
26.66. 8.88 35.54
97.20
13 55 1/2
3)266 6 2/3 8.88.

Brief in the case of Sally Dyer dec? widow of Samuel . County and State of Iowa , act 5 7 July 1838. etc.
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service: Recd.
Of marriage; Public Recd of births of children - etc.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
(Dickens, Hoosick Present,
Kirby Examining Clerk.